lose Anger, lose
Healthy Recipe
weight Near & Natural’s
M
en who are an-
gry and hostile
Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage:
pack on more pounds

over time than women
4 cups grated local organic red cabbage
or their less angry,
1 medium green apple (peeled and diced)
more laid-back peers,
1 cup biodynamic raisins
suggests a French
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
study, which found
1/2 cup agave
that the more hostile a

man’s personality, the
Mix all ingredients together in a big bowl and refrigerate at
more his body mass
least 1/2 hour before serving. Enjoy!
index (BMI) increased during an extended period. The

researchers noted that hostility could affect weight in
Near & Natural is a market and café in Bedford Village,
many ways; for example, hostile men may be less likely
NY, that offers customers a tasty variety of local foods from
to follow dietary health guidelines, tend to exercise less
neighboring farms and businesses. The market and café are
and are more likely to be depressed—all factors known
open seven days a week, with indoor and outdoor seating,
to contribute to unhealthy weight gain.
and a menu that includes everything from breakfast burritos,
Researchers reviewed data on 6,484 men and wom-
specialty wraps and sandwiches, to custom salads, smoothies
en participating in a U.K. study of socioeconomic status
and juices, specialty coffees and hand-scooped ice cream.
and health. Participants ranged in age from 35 to 55 at
Near & Natural’s aisles are filled with gluten-free items,
the study’s outset. Results culled over a 19-year period
artisan breads, fresh dairy, and pasture-raised chickens, beef,
showed that, while the relationship between BMI and
and eggs from local farmers and producers. Near & Natural
hostility remained constant for women, hostility seemed
also sells house-made truffles, jams, dressings, and baked
to accelerate weight gain over time in men.
goods. Call 914.205.3545 for more information, or visit near-
andnatural.com. Near & Natural is located at 1 Court Road,
Source: American Journal of Epidemiology, 2009
in Bedford, NY.

June 2009
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